General Manager Sports And Events

Venueswest; Western Australia; Hybrid; AUD 230,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

VenuesWest seeks an accomplished General Manager Sports and Events to lead the delivery of outstanding events at Western Australia’s premier sport and entertainment venues. You will set strategic direction for the Sports and Events branch and oversee Venue Delivery, Event Delivery and Catering across venues, ensuring safe, compliant and commercially focused outcomes.

You will drive day-to-day venue readiness, presentation, parking and traffic management, and in-house catering across the Perth

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience in events and venue operations.
• Track record of delivering large-scale sporting and entertainment events.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Sports and Events branch and set strategic direction.
• Oversee Venue Delivery, Event Delivery and Catering across venues.
• Ensure safe, compliant and commercially focused outcomes.
• Drive venue readiness, presentation, parking and traffic management.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Stakeholder management

Financial acumen

Education

Degree in sport management or business

Job description

About VenuesWest VenuesWest enriches the lives of Western Australians by offering opportunities for those pursuing elite sport, a range of options for individuals or families choosing to live healthy, active lifestyles and a variety of entertainment experiences for everyone. Our vision is to be Australia's leading provider of sport and entertainment venues and precincts.

Our Commitment to an Inclusive Workplace VenuesWest recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to providing an inclusive workplace, where all employees feel welcome, accepted and safe to be their true self, and who are celebrated for their contribution and abilities. We value the unique perspectives and skills that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people of diverse genders and sexualities, and women in management bring to the workplace and community and want to support equality for these groups of peoples. We aim to achieve this through increasing workforce representation. People from these backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply and identify themselves through the application questions. Sections of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (WA) for measures to achieve equality will apply to this process. If you have any accessibility requirements, including adjustments to the recruitment process, workplace adjustments, or documentation in alternative formats, please contact our People & Culture team on [phone] or email [e-mail].

About the Role Following the internal promotion of the previous General Manager, VenuesWest is seeking an accomplished leader to shape and lead the delivery of outstanding events for Western Australia’s premier provider of sport and entertainment experiences. As General Manager Sports and Events, you will lead the Sports and Events branch, setting its strategic direction and driving operational performance and the integrated delivery of Venue Delivery, Event Delivery and Catering across VenuesWest’s self-managed venues. In this influential role, you will lead the operational planning and delivery of a diverse program of confirmed sporting, entertainment, community, commercial and function activity, ensuring safe, compliant, commercially focused and high-quality outcomes for hirers, patrons, stakeholders and venue partners. You will also provide strategic direction for day-to-day venue readiness, utilisation, presentation, operational safety, parking and traffic management, and in-house catering services across the Perth High Performance Centre, WA Athletics Stadium, Arena Joondalup, Champion Lakes and Midvale SpeedDome. This is a full time, fixed term position for a period of 5 years with the possibility of extension. The nature of the role requires weekend and after-hours work as required. Flexible working arrangements will be discussed with the successful candidate including hours of work and working from home. Whilst the position will be based at Perth High Performance Centre in Mount Claremont, mobility will be required between the portfolio of facilities.

What We Offer Working with VenuesWest comes with a range of benefits - please see our Employee Value Proposition attached for more information.

About the Person We are looking for an accomplished leader with substantial experience managing and delivering events, catering and venue operations across multi-purpose venues. You will bring strong leadership capability together with proven commercial, financial and risk management expertise. For any further job-related information please contact Peter Bauchop on 08 9441 8309. For information on VenuesWest and its venues please visit our website www.venueswest.wa.gov.au and follow us on LinkedIn.

Employment Screening To be eligible for employment with VenuesWest you must have the following at the time of commencement:

• Right to Work in Australia for the duration of the employment contract
• National Police Clearance (Note: having a conviction will not necessarily preclude you from employment. For more information on how convictions are considered, please see the attached information sheet)
• WA Construction Industry White Card
• Approved Manager

Future Appointments Applicants who are found suitable, but not recommended for the vacancy, may be considered for similar vacancies pursuant to the Commission's Instructions No's. 2 and 39.